ISLAMABAD – The chief justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar grantedpermission to Nawaz Sharif to visit his ailing wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz inLondon.

Nawaz has requested for exemption from court appearances time and again,often citing the reason to be visits to meet his wife.

Kulsoom Nawaz is undergoing treatment for throat cancer for which she wasadmitted to a hospital in London in September 2017. She underwent a surgerywherein doctors removed the cancerous tumours in her throat.

However, it was said that even after chemotherapy sessions the cancerreturned and was spreading to other parts of her body for which she wasbeing treated.

The SC in July 28, 2017, Panamagate verdict, while disqualifying NawazSharif from the post of prime minister, had originally set a deadline ofsix months which ended in mid-March but was extended for two months afterthe judge requested the apex court.link>link>

Earlier, the trial court had submitted the second plea for a deadlineextension, which was approved by the Supreme Court ordering both sides tofinish the corruption cases by June 9.

On June 4, Accountability Judge Muhammad Bashir while hearing the Al-Aziziareference had remarked that he would write a letter to the Supreme Courtrequesting another extension to wrap up corruption references against theSharif family.